High Speed UK Regional Mapping covering the Northern Powerhouse Region CC Merseyside CC Manchester & Peak CC West Yorkshire CC South Yorkshire CC Potteries Maps presented from west to east, and then clockwise to South Yorkshire and the Potteries.
NORTH-WEST RAIL STRATEGY RAIL LINK TO SEAFORTH DOCKS VIA BOOTLE BRANCH ASSUMED. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES VIA KIRKBY & ORMSKIRK ALSO TO BE ASSESSED SEA- FORTH ON BIRKENHEAD M LIVERPOOL A W GARSTON ELLESMERE PORT M KIRKBY PRIMARY HIGH SPEED INTERCITY HUB AT LIME STREET STATION LOCAL LIME ST SERVICES ROUTED TO BIRKENHEAD VIA NEW CONNECTIONS TO MERSEYRAIL TUNNELS W ORMSKIRK M L&M W CLC NEW CHORD AT EDGE HILL FOR CONNECTION TO SEAFORTH DOCKS SKELMERSDALE A W M NEW TRAIN MAINTENANCE DEPOT AT SIDE W St HELENS WIDNES ORRELL RUNCORN M ASHTON in MAKERFIELD W WIGAN NEWTON le WILLOWS W M SHIP CANAL W W BANK QUAY STATION W W HINDLEY GOLBORNE W W W WARRINGTON A LEIGH M NORTHWICH A PARALLEL TO L&M LIVERPOOL & LINE W ARPLEY S W CLC WARRINGTON LINKED TO VIA CONNECTING CHORDS. ALL INTERCITY SERVICES DIRECTED VIA BANK QUAY STATION BOLTON A CULCHETH S LYMM W E-W EUROGAUGE FREIGHT ROUTE TO LIVERPOOL VIA RESTORATION/ UPGRADE OF GARSTON-TIMPERLEY LINE, WITH NEW SECTION FOLLOW-ING SHIP CANAL M TYLDESLEY L&M GLAZEBROOK S A M W W IRLAM URMSTON S NEW WEST ACCESS TO AIRPORT VIA & RESTORED ROUTES VIA GLAZEBROOK TO S A SALE S M M W TRAFFORD W S M SOUTH FREIGHT BYPASS ON RESTORED/UPGRADED LINES TO AVOID PICC- ADILLY & VICTORIA STATIONS KNUTSFORD M W M W W S WILMSLOW A W M M PRIMARY HIGH SPEED INTERCITY HUB AT PICCADILLY STATION. UNDERGROUND PLATFORMS ON NEW CROSS-CITY ROUTE METROLINK S W T BRAMHALL T NEW DIRECT RAIL ACCESS TO STOCKPORT LINE FOR EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS IN REGIONAL MAPPING SEE KEY PLAN K W S STOCKPORT S CC : MERSEYSIDE NETWORK MAPPING JULY S
CC : & PEAK FOR EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS IN REGIONAL MAPPING SEE KEY PLAN K M TYLDESLEY W L&M M GLAZEBROOK CLC M BOLTON A W SHIP CANAL NETWORK MAPPING JULY IRLAM URMSTON S NEW WEST ACCESS TO AIRPORT VIA & RESTORED ROUTES TO NORTH-WEST TO S S A M SALE A S W BURY TRAFFORD M W S SOUTH FREIGHT BYPASS ON RESTORED/UPGRADED LINES TO AVOID PICC- ADILLY & VICTORIA PRIMARY HIGH SPEED INTERCITY HUB AT PICCADILLY STATION. UNDERGROUND PLATFORMS ON NEW CROSS-CITY ROUTE M M W W S NORTH-WEST RAIL STRATEGY & TRANSPENNINE RAIL STRATEGY WILMSLOW ROCHDALE METROLINK TUNNELLED CROSSCITY ROUTE FOR LOCAL & HIGH SPEED SERVICES W W W W S M BRAMHALL S OLDHAM W S A CHEADLE HULME P S NEW DIRECT LINK TO STOCKPORT- CREWE LINE S P ASHTON M W STOCKPORT HAZEL GROVE A HYDE W W ENTERS ALONG EXISTING ROUTES, UPGRADED TO TRACKS GUIDE BRIDGE- STOCKPORT LINE UPGRADED AS PRIMARY TRANS- PENNINE ACCESS TO AIRPORT X W X MOTTRAM/ HADFIELD GODLEY W MARPLE X A M X TPML X W X A A NEW BUILD WITHIN NATIONAL IN LONGDENDALE MITIGATED BY ASSOCIATED LORRY SHUTTLE SERVICE ALLOWING HGV BAN ON A & OTHER TRANS-PEAK ROADS, PLUS NEW LOCAL PASSENGER SERVICES & NEW TRANSPENNINE RAILFREIGHT CAPACITY W W GLOSSOP LORRY SHUTTLE TERMINAL AT BREDBURY, ADJACENT M CHAPEL en le FRITH X A SOUTH FREIGHT BYPASS VIA RESTORED GODLEY- TIVIOTDALE-GLAZEBROOK- CULCHETH TO AVOID PICCADILLY & VICTORIA STATIONS LONGPORT-CHEADLE HULME LINE SELECTIVELY -TRACKED TO PROVIDE INCREASED CAPACITY FOR HIGH SPEED & LOCAL SERVICES W X A Y Y HUDDERSFIELD HOLMFIRTH LORRY SHUTTLES & HIGH SPEED SERVICES & CROSS PENNINES VIA ENLARGED VICTORIAN WOODHEAD TUNNELS FORMER WOODHEAD ROUTE RESTORED FOR RAILFREIGHT, LORRY SHUTTLES & LOCAL PASSENGERS X Y A W A TRANSPENNINE CONTAINER FREIGHT & LOCAL PASSENGER SERVICES CROSS PENNINES VIA WOODHEAD TUNNEL W W A Y Y A A PENISTONE W W NATIONAL GRID POWER LINES CURRENTLY OCCUPYING WOODHEAD TUNNEL TRANS- FERRED TO NEW TUNNEL PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL HATHERSAGE Y Y Y A Y W Y
A NEW CROSS- BRADFORD LINK & NEW CENTRAL STATION BRADFORD X BRIGHOUSE X X SHIPLEY HUDDERSFIELD X M A A HOLMFIRTH CROSSES PENNINES VIA DISUSED WOOD-HEAD TUNNELS, ENLARGED FOR EUROGAUGE Y Y X X X W W A PENISTONE W W Y Y M A LEEDS M BARNSLEY ELSECAR GARFORTH A M STOURTON ROTHWELL MORLEY Y CASTLEFORD X M SPEN A VALLEY KNOTTINGLEY X Y A X DEWSBURY X WAKEFIELD NORMANTON X OSSETT/ Y PONTEFRACT X HORBUR Y Y FORMER WOODHEAD ROUTE RESTORED FOR RAILFREIGHT, LORRY SHUTTLES & LOCAL PASSENGERS A A PUDSEY WESTERN APPROACH TO LEEDS VIA RESTORED FARNLEY VIADUCT SPEN VALLEY ROUTE & HORBURY CHORD RESTORED FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO BRADFORD Y NEW KIRKLEES INTERCHANGE A HUDDERSFIELD-PENISTONE LINE REDOUBLED TO ACCOMMODATE HOURLY SERVICE TO HUDDERSFIELD & OTHER PENNINE COMMUNITIES Y Y W X X X A Y Y Y Y Y A APPROACHES LEEDS FROM EAST ALONG EXISTING RAIL CORRIDOR WITH GENERAL -TRACKING PRIMARY HIGH SPEED INTERCITY HUB AT LEEDS CITY STATION Y Y Y Y Y Y Y NEW STATIONS AT NEVILLE HILL & LEEDS MINSTER A CROFTON Y NEW WEST TO NORTH CHORD TO ACCESS WAKEFIELD WESTGATE Y WOMBWELL Y STOURTON NEVILLE HILL LINK TO INCREASE THROUGH TRAFFIC AT LEEDS CITY & REDUCE PLATFORM CONGESTION Y A FOR EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS IN MAPPING SEE KEY PLAN K Y A(M) YORK & NORTH MIDLAND LINE UPGRADED AS EUROGAUGE- CAPABLE NORTH-SOUTH FREIGHT HEMSWORTH YORKSHIRE MIDLAND MAIN LINE RESTORED AS EUROGAUGE-CAPABLE NORTH-SOUTH FREIGHT ROUTE YORKSHIRE RAIL STRATEGY A MOORTHORPE/ SOUTH A CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH SELBY DIVERSION TO FORM -TRACK MAIN LINE A(M) SD THURNSCOE A SD DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR ROUTE LINKING M AND CORRIDORS STILL UNDER REVIEW T A T T T SD T SE T T CC : WEST YORKSHIRE NETWORK MAPPING JULY SELBY T T T SE SE SE Yx DONCASTER UPGRADE OF LEEDS-HULL ROUTE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, WITH AIM OF ACHIEVING min JOURNEY TIME. MAJOR NEW BUILD INTER- VENTIONS PROPOSED AT GARFORTH AND SELBY M NEW TRACKS CONSTRUCTED ALONG- SIDE EXISTING AS -TRACK MAIN LINE M A THORNE
W PENISTONE W W A HATHER- SAGE A Y STOCKSBRIDGE FORMER WOODHEAD ROUTE RESTORED/ UPGRADED FOR RAILFREIGHT, LORRY SHUTTLES & LOCAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC SHEFFIELD SUPERTRAM EXTENDED TO VICTORIA (& NORTHERN SUBURBS) TO ENHANCE LINKS TO SHEFFIELD CITY CENTRE A PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL Y Y Y W DEEPCAR A Y W OUGHTIBRIDGE W SHEFFIELD SHEFFIELD MIDLAND REMAINS FOCUS OF LOCAL SERVICES ON MIDLAND NETWORK NEW SUBURBAN STATIONS IN SHEFFIELD & OUTLYING COMMUNITIES M Y Y VICTORIA EASTERN APPROACH TO SHEFFIELD ALONG FORMER GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE, UPGRADED/ RESTORED TO TRACKS Y CHESTERFIED-ROTHERHAM OLD ROAD & EREWASH VALLEY LINE UPGRADED AS EUROGAUGE-CAPABLE NORTH-SOUTH FREIGHT ROUTE A BARNSLEY A ELSECAR A Y WADSLEY BRIDGE HEELEY MIDLAND NETHER EDGE MILLHOUSES CHESTERFIELD WOMBWELL HACKENTHORPE SHEFFIELD KILLAMARSH SUPERTRAM T DRONFIELD A A MML THURNSCOE YORKSHIRE MIDLAND MAIN LINE RESTORED AS EUROGAUGE-CAPABLE NORTH-SOUTH FREIGHT ROUTE SHEFFIELD HIGH SPEED STATION AT VICTORIA, WITH INTERCHANGE PLATFORMS ON APPROACHES TO SHEFF D MIDLAND Y Y W SC Y Y Y STAVELEY T BRAMLEY SC SB ROTHERHAM T SC WAVERLEY T T T SC SC ASTON A MEXBOROUGH SB RENISHAW M A A SB A SD SD CONISBROUGH KILLAMARSH SA STAVELEY SB SA SC SA MARKHAM VALE COMPRISES TRACKS FROM BUNCEFIELD TO KILLAMARSH SA SA SB SD SB M SA SA LORRY SHUTTLE TERMINAL AND MAJOR RAILFREIGHT FACILITY AT TINSLEY, ADJACENT M A A SE SE MEADOW- HALL W CHAPEL- TOWN Y SE DONC- ASTER A(M) DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR ROUTE LINKING M AND CORRIDORS STILL UNDER REVIEW M OPTION PASSES BRAMLEY WITHIN FOOTPRINT OF EXISTING M WAY, WITH M WAY DIVERTED TO EAST WORKSOP FOR EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS SEE KEY PLAN K YORKSHIRE RAIL STRATEGY MATLOCK CC : SOUTH YORKSHIRE ALFRETON T M T T T FORMER GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE RESTORED FOR LINK TO MANSFIELD ASHFIELD WAY A M MANSFIELD KIRKBY in ASHFIELD A NETWORK MAPPING JULY A A
WARRINGTON A M M NORTHWICH A WYTHENSHAWE LYMM SOUTH FREIGHT BYPASS TO AVOID PICCADILLY & VICTORIA S S NEW DIRECT RAIL ACCESS TO LINE S M KNUTSFORD S NEW DIRECT RAIL ACCESS TO STOCKPORT LINE S S BRAMHALL A WILMSLOW CHEADLE HULME P STOCKPORT P P P HAZEL GROVE MARPLE A LONGPORT-CHEADLE HULME LINE SELECTIVELY -TRACKED TO PROVIDE INCREASED CAPACITY FOR HIGH SPEED & LOCAL SERVICES HOLMES CHAPEL MACCLESFIELD P P P PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL MIDDLEWICH M P NANTWICH CREWE FOR EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS IN MAPPING SEE KEY PLAN K A A POTTERIES RAIL STRATEGY CC : POTTERIES NETWORK MAPPING JULY P P SANDBACH A A P ALSAGER NEW CURVE TO BYPASS STONE STATION A P A P NEW DIRECT CREWE- LONGPORT LINE TO FACILITATE REORIENTATION VIA STOKE A P KIDSGROVE P P M P A CONGLETON P LONGPORT-CHEADLE HULME LINE SELECTIVELY -TRACKED TO PROVIDE INCREASED CAPACITY FOR HIGH SPEED & LOCAL SERVICES LONGPORT P P P ETRURIA P P NORTON BRIDGE STOKE P FENTON BRITANNIA TRENTHAM P A BARLASTON P STONE LEEK NEW STATIONS AT ETRURIA, BRITANNIA, TRENTHAM & BARLASTON ENABLED BY - TRACKING OF LONGPORT- STONE ROUTE. RESITING OF STOKE STATION AT ETRURIA AS PER STOKE CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO BE CONSIDERED DERBY-STOKE LINE UPGRADED AS CORE ELEMENT OF EAST MIDLANDS-POTTERIES-NORTH- WEST INTERCITY CORRIDOR TO REPLICATE A ROAD ROUTE P P A P STONE-LONGPORT SECTION UPGRADED & QUADRUPLED FOR HIGHER SPEED AND CAPACITY VIA STOKE ROUTE NEW TUNNELLED ROUTE TO AVOID STONE URBAN AREA & LEVEL CROSSINGS P